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For Rudy, It Aways Comes Back to 9/11

The pros and cons of having terror as your touchstone

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times tracks Rudy Giuliani's rhetoric on the stump, and marvels at the way he manages to bring just about any topic around to the threat of  terror. Fourteen seconds into in a speech in Des Moines called "Restoring Fiscal Discipline and Cutting Wasteful Washington Spending" the...

Romney May Go It Alone in Iowa Straw Poll

Other Republicans pulling out of summer pre-Caucus

(Newser) - Mitt Romney could have a distinct advantage in August's straw poll in Iowa: He could be only one showing up. ABC reports that with GOP frontrunners Giuliani and McCain passing on the Ames poll, the rest of the field may choose to conserve energy and funds, too. Even the media...

Giuliani to Iowa: See You Later
Giuliani to Iowa: See You Later

Giuliani to Iowa: See You Later

Candidate's decision to skip straw poll raises questions about McCain, caucuses

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani will skip the August Iowa straw poll, a decision that allows him to trim some $3 million out of his budget as he attempts to maintain his national frontrunner status. His campaign manager says Giuliani is "100% committed to winning" the January caucuses, but the decision renews...

Man Murdered Family to Inherit Grain Elevator

Convicted in killing of sisters, parents

(Newser) - Shawn Bentley was found guilty yesterday of killing his parents and teenage sisters in order to inherit his parents' successful grain elevator and lumberyard business in Bonaparte, Iowa. The prosecution's key evidence was the recording of a 911 call by Shawn's sister, which ended with a scream of, "Shawn,...

Hillary Sticks With Iowa Strategy
Hillary Sticks With Iowa Strategy

Hillary Sticks With Iowa Strategy

Candidate overrules senior aide's advice to snub Hawkeye caucus

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton rejected a top adviser's plan to bypass the Iowa caucuses, the New York Times reports, and she'll visit the state this weekend. An internal memo suggested focusing money and time on February 5's 20-state Super Tuesday instead of the January 14 caucuses. All but one of the last...

Edwards Tops Iowa Poll
Edwards Tops Iowa Poll

Edwards Tops Iowa Poll

Darkish horse slips past Obama and Clinton in crucial caucus state

(Newser) - Presidential hopeful John Edwards ranked first in a poll of voters from Iowa, home of January's pivotal caucus and the first step to the Democratic ballot. Edwards landed 29 percent of the vote in the Des Moines Register poll, compared to erstwhile frontrunners Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who took...

Masters Goes to Johnson
Masters Goes to Johnson

Masters Goes to Johnson

(Newser) - The storybook re-coronation of Tiger Woods had a surprise ending in Augusta, where the entire field was hobbled by blunders, and an obscure Iowan walked away with the coveted green jacket.  Zach Johnson hit a three-under 69 on his last 18 holes to finish in the lead with a...

Son Replaces Dad As Drake Head Coach

Tom Davis steps down, son Keno steps up as basketball coach

(Newser) - Keno Davis will replace his father, Dr. Tom Davis, who is retiring as Drake University’s men’s basketball head coach. The elder Davis had coached Division I basketball for 32 seasons, the last four at Drake. Earlier, at Lafayette, he gave University of Maryland men’s basketball Head Coach...

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